Rotterdam

Netherlands (Europe)

Date of opening [d.m.y]	10.02.1968
Network length	55.3 km (34.37 mi)
Number of stations	38 (37*)
Number of lines	2
Stations per line	19.00
Avg. station distance*	1.49 km (0.93 mi)
Avg. line length	27.65 km (17.18 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.

System known as	Metro
Annual ridership	Unknown
Track orientation	Right
Air-conditioned trains	No
Walk-through trains	No
Rubber-tyred trains	No
Driverless lines	No
Platform screen doors	No
Metro Features List

Metro Arts and Architecture

Examples of good station design:

	Rotterdam This metro was opened in 1968 and has some stations which are as futuristic as the city itself. Some stations contain works of art. Photo [Denis Kabanov, urbanrail.net]: Entrance building of Blaak station on the Calandlijn.
	Other examples of interesting stations are Stadhuis (water flowing along vertical glass panels), Oostplein (glass windows in the floor) and some stations on the new stretch of the Calandlijn between Marconiplein and Tussenwater [xs4all.nl/~kazil]. Photo: Wilhelminaplein station, built in 1997.

Departure Procedure and Sounds

In newer trains there is a three-tone signal (low-high-low) announcing departure. Doors start closing during the last tone. The older trains just have a very short and not very loud 'ping' just before the doors close. In all trains there is a pre-recorded (female) voice announcing the next station just before arriving in it: "station [name], hier kunt u overstappen voor (change here for) [line/branch]".

Rotterdam

Erasmuslijn train departing from Wilhelminaplein station. Note how the station lights change after the departure of the train.

Length: 34 sec.

Metro Fonts

Typefaces that have been designed exclusively for this metro:

Font	Designer	Year	Sample	Availability	Reference
RET	Henk van Leyden	1984			Henk van Leyden via email

Metro Museums

Openbaar Vervoer Museum. Shows the city's transportation modes including the metro.
Address: Oostplein 165, 3011 KZ Rotterdam. At Oostplein metro station.
Hours: Thursdays to Saturdays 10:00 - 17:00, Sundays 13:00 - 17:00. Admission: 5 EUR. Features: Library, restaurant, films.
Reference: ovm-doetinchem.nl (official website). stichtingromeo.nl, rotterdam.nl.

Metros to Beaches

Zevenhuizen lake: Nesselande station on the Calandlijn.

Photo Tours

Rotterdam photo tour

Useful Links for Rotterdam Metro

Search (Google) (will most likely bring up Rotterdam Metro's official website)
System maps (Google Images)
City map (Google Maps) (might show metro stations when zoomed in)
Images (Google Images)
Search urbanrail.net
Wikipedia page
Rotterdam city information (Wikipedia)

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